Genome Property Definition Page

Accession

GenProp0483

Name

cytochrome c oxidase, cbb3-type

Type

SYSTEM

Description

Cytochrome cbb(3) oxidase belongs to the family of heme-copper oxidases and couples using oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor with pumping protons across the membrane. This oxidase is related to, yet signficantly different from the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase and is largely restricted to the Proteobacteria.